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The story
German outlet Bild reported on September 1 that a Premier League move may be on the cards for Japan international midfielder Kaishu Sano, currently of Mainz. The transfer fee is said to be around €30 million (roughly ¥5.2 billion), though Mainz sporting director Christian Heidel had previously ruled out a late sale, saying, “We won’t let him go at the end of August — there wouldn’t be time to bring in a replacement.” Europe’s summer transfer window is set to close on September 1 European time (early morning of September 2 in Japan). On the 5ch Geisports Sokuho+ (entertainment/sports news board) thread, users questioned whether the reported fee was too low and wondered whether the story was the kind of unreliable “deadline-day filler” typical of transfer-window silly season.
A possible Premier League move has emerged for Mainz’s Japan international midfielder Kaishu Sano, German newspaper Bild reported on the 1st.
Is Kaishu Sano headed to the Premier League?
Until now, Sano had been widely expected to stay at Mainz through the summer. Indeed, Mainz sporting director Christian Heidel had previously denied a last-minute departure for Sano, telling Bild, “We won’t let him go on August 27 or 28 — if we did, we wouldn’t be able to bring in a replacement.”
Source: footballchannel.jp / Original article here
What people said
Classic panic buy, but there's no time left.
Well, it's European time, so it'll run until about 7am Japan time.
Do they even have any players left?
and probably dropped the price anyway.
Not necessarily
You never know what'll happen at the last minute
Remember Nagatomo's move to Inter? That was wild
Though he tarnished it a bit in his later years.
The real problem child is Nakamura down in France's Ligue 2.
Doesn't seem like Mainz has any reason to rush a sale right now.
Because of the World Cup, I think the big five leagues' window runs until tomorrow?
Background and Talking Points
Kaishu Sano is a Japan international midfielder who has played for Bundesliga side Mainz since 2023. This report comes from Germany’s Bild, and the key point is its timing — right at the very end of the summer transfer window (so-called deadline day, closing September 1 European time / early morning of the 2nd in Japan). Mainz sporting director Christian Heidel had previously denied any last-minute exit, saying “There’s no time to bring in a replacement, so there won’t be a departure at the end of August,” and many replies focused on how that squares with this new report, along with pointed skepticism that the reported fee of €30 million (roughly ¥4.8 billion) is far too cheap for a key defensive midfielder. Commenters also poked fun at the classic late-window “panic buy” narrative and the way local and Japanese outlets feed off each other’s reporting to hype up these stories, with doubt about the move happening outweighing belief that it will. Note: this article excludes baseless, sexual-crime-related insults directed at a real player that appeared in the original thread.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “[Soccer] Kaishu Sano’s Premier League move resurfaces at the last minute! Mainz offered around ¥5.2 billion?“
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